Quilts offer safer snuggling
WARWICK Christian College students have spent a term quilting, and young victims of domestic violence will be able to snuggle into the warm results.
Student...
New logo celebrates milestone
AHEAD of Friday’s National Police Remembrance Day commemorations the Queensland Police Service has a new logo to celebrate the 150th anniversary of policing in...
Art shows wild heart
A LOVE for nature has brought together two southern downs artists in a new exhibition.
Botanical and wildlife artist Jac Pommer and sculptor Maggie Brockie...
Lamb’s on the menu
MEAT and Livestock Australia’s latest Lamb marketing campaign launches this weekend, with a new television commercial reminding Southern Downs residents that spring is time...
Rego stickers to go
REGISTRATION stickers on Queensland light vehicles will be abolished by October next year, as the Newman Government seeks further ways to improve the state’s...
Law could redefine life
A PRIVATE Members’ Bill which could alter the legal definition of when life begins, is set for debate in the NSW Legislative Assembly next...
Costly ciggies
WARWICK POLICE
SMOKING with children in their car recently cost a Warwick couple a $220 fine each.
The on-the-spot fines for smoking in a motor vehicle...
Crime on rise
STANTHORPE POLICE
STANTHORPE faces an increasing crime problem and police are appealing for members of the public to report incidents as they happen.
Officer-in-Charge of Stanthorpe...
Ronald returns to Stanthorpe
MEMBERS of the local community are urged not to miss the celebrations this weekend when Ronald McDonald returns to Stanthorpe.
McDonald’s Stanthorpe will be providing...
Dam or damned?
By STEVE GRAY
THE contentious $100 million plan for a new dam to supply water to Stanthorpe will go before the Southern Downs Regional Council...
Road repairs may cause delays
FLOOD-RELATED repairs worth $12.6 million are underway on the New England Highway between Toowoomba, Warwick and Wallangarra.
The works are delivering 6km of repairs in...
Gold for Granite Belt wine
A SEVERNLEA winery has picked up a major award at James Halliday’s Chardonnay Challenge.
Ridgemill Estate winery won one of only 12 gold medals out...
Housing shortages blamed for worsening rental affordability
Real estate agents have blamed coastal migration, a booming energy sector and post-COVID interest rate rises for worsening rental affordability across the Darling Downs...
